I finished my undergraduate degree at the end of the spring semester of 2005 at the University of Connecticut. From there I went to work at Sears in Waterford, Connecticut as the Home Improvement lead (kind of like a manager but not really). After toiling away for about 6 months in this high stress job ...
What is a standardized test? Standardized tests (e.g., SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT etc.) are aptitude tests to assess the proficiency of students for a given course of study. The scores obtained in standardized tests are supposed to predict individual success in job or profession after completing the course. For example, research shows that the Graduate ...
A few weeks ago, my friend Chris was studying for the LSAT, and he asked me for some help with the logical reasoning section, my specialty. After we tore through some sample questions together, he began to tease me about joining Mensa, “the high IQ society.” Every now and again this genius group creeps into ...
In a poor job market one of the best ways to survive is to create a job rather than looking for one. Many small businesses that are conceived as a dream job, a career change or a retirement and are begun with the utmost confidence end up in failure. On the other hand, sometimes a ...
Choosing a major in this tight economy can be a difficult and stressful decision for any new college student. My previous article “Recession Proof College Majors” http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1807656/recession_proof_college_majors.html?cat=3 offers some brief detail on 5 different college majors and how they are expected to grow in the next few years. Economics deals with analysis of different markets ...
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is the entrance exam for many graduate level degrees in business, management, and finance, including the MBA. Most schools require the GMAT in order to get accepted into their program, and the score is weighed heavily. The reason it is taken so seriously is because it puts everyone on ...
1. Is home schooling better than public schooling? Trends show that homeschooling is on the rise in America also putting it on the rise as one of the most controversial educational issues in America. Many people say that homeschooling is bad because you can only learn what the parents or teacher knows and only see ...
